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Tafua ma Sale'a'aumua
Vili tonu maia 'ae folaulau le va'a
Ia, 'ia fono 'Laulala
Fa'afaletui le faufausaga, ia e
Ou te tu'itu'i malofie
Tafua, Sale'a'aumua, fia fai malo
Fa'afaletui ane le tama na matua.
'Ua malie 'ua taulia 'i le 'ave
Fa'afetai 'ua moe i lago tonu
'Ua maua le tasi
'Ae 'ave loa taliga fofoga ia
Tu'isila.
E le a'oa'ia e Laupua 'o Tamafaiga
'O'upu na teu i Laulala
'Ua se i'a mai moana
Teu ma afifi measina
'Ae laga i puapuaga.
Oi, tatou o, tatou o ia
Tau 'ina tu'itu'i malofie
Lau fa'aaloalo fia fai malo
Fai fai malu e
Fia malu i le mauga
'Ia malu i le papa
I le la'u e mafala, 'ia seu sepe
Alofa mai i le seu mata'ina
Ma lenei fa'amanusi[na].
'Ua logo nei le fu'a ma le pa'o

Malu:
Sale'a'aumua tatou o
Faufausaga sa fai i le fale i Laulala
I le fia pa'i'i Vaioletama, fia
fai malo

Usu, Ato:
Motu fau le manu e asi le lolo
Motu fau le manu o asi le tai o'o
Se'i folaulau Leifi ma Tautolo
Togi pea le tupe a le tautua
'Atonu e paopao 'ai lua

Vaega 'uma:
Tafua le 'ai 'ia maua
'O le tupe lea 'ua tu 'ai lua.

In Samoa, the marriage of a person of high rank was, and to a lesser extent still is, a matter affecting the entire village or even a whole district. The choice of a partner was arranged principally by the village council who ensured that their own representative's social status would be elevated by the union, such an accomplishment providing themselves with material rewards and prestige. Several months might pass between the initial approaches, the formal courting in honor of the intended union, and one such song is presented here, sung by Taua Fatu, Paipa So'o and Matila Logona from Sale'a'aumua village, 'Upolu, in 1967. The carefulness of composition and recognition of the occasion's importance are reflected in the extent and variety of historical and proverbial allusions. A further feature of this song is the bitextuality of its final stanza: while the malu (bass) sings lines 27-29 through twice, the usu (lead) and ato (tenor) sing lines 30-34. All parts sing lines 35-6. In overall style, the song is typical of compositions sung some 60 years ago. Accompaniment is by one man tapping on a tobacco tin. Stanzas and repetitions thereof are as follows: lines 1-2, 1-2; 3-4, 3-4; 5-7; 8-11; 12-16, 12-16; 17-25, 17-25; 26-36, 26-36, 26-36.

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